New Announced Anime

[Lotiman]

Is Keikkaishi anime good? If yes i going to pick it up.

[NeoSam]

As mentioned in the D.Gray-man anime thread, the anime is starting in October 2006 :)

And more anime got announced:

Yay Yay :D the bishoujo game Happiness! is getting an anime :D

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パッタ ポッタ モン太

Broadcast: 1/8/2006 (August 1st, 2006)

http://www.tokyokids.co.jp/monta/

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はぴねす！
Happiness!

Broadcast: October 2006

Based on a bishoujo game.

This will not be an ero-anime/H-anime.

The creator of the game: Windmill

The official site for the company: (Warning: do not use this site unless you are 18+)
http://windmill.suki.gr.jp/

The official site for the game: (Warning: do not use this site unless you are 18+)
http://windmill.suki.gr.jp/product/6th/index.htm

A manga based on the game started in the seinen(young men's) manga magazine Comic Alive.

Genre: Seinen, Fantasy, Romance

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[RunningTARGET]

So err... what happen to MuvLuv? I'm glad with all this bishoujo anime coming out but I really want to see Muv Luv get its own tv series cause Akane Maniax (fun to whatch) isnt good enough. I want to see more Sumi. :(

[CaiSter21]

was there ever plans for a muvluv anime to begin with?

[RunningTARGET]

was there ever plans for a muvluv anime to begin with?

Well now that I think about it no. Maybe I just took the ending credits of Akane Maniax seriously. I'm a very gullible person after all.

[NeoSam]

Another anime got announced:

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ひだまりスケッチ
Hidamari Sketch

Its based on a seinen 4 panel manga thats serialized in the seinen(young men's) manga magazine Manga Time Kirara Carat. (according to Mangaoh this is a seinen manga magazine)

For now there's 1 volume released of this manga.
Here its cover:

http://img365.imageshack.us/img365/6758/hidamarisketch2un.jpg

Mangaka: Ume Aoki (蒼樹うめ)

Genre: Seinen

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[Lotiman]

Will there be Hunter X Hunter sequel???

[NeoSam]

Will there be Hunter X Hunter sequel???

I can't say yes or no. who knows what might happen.

The site for the bishoujo anime thats based on the bishoujo game Love Doll ~Lovely Idol~ has opened :)

http://www.project-navel.com/navel/lovelyidol/

Also a manga thats based on the game is serialized in the bishoujo magazine Magical Cute (a cute moe~ magazine for male audience).

Genre: Seinen, Romance

[relentlessflame]

Also a manga thats based on the game is serialized in the bishoujo magazine Magical Cute (a cute moe~ magazine for male audience).Just a minor note that it's an illustrated short story series, not a manga (yet?) And, since someone might ask, the game's by PrincessSoft (http://www.oaks-soft.co.jp/princess-soft/lovely/), even though "-New Lyrics-" is being handled by Navel.

[NeoSam]

Just a minor note that it's an illustrated short story series, not a manga (yet?) And, since someone might ask, the game's by PrincessSoft (http://www.oaks-soft.co.jp/princess-soft/lovely/), even though "-New Lyrics-" is being handled by Navel.

It was mentioned on some site as manga, but I just checked things out to be more sure, and you are right :) thanks for the info :)

As mentioned on the site of the magazine here (http://www.enterbrain.co.jp/magical-cute/mc.html), its an illustration story and not a manga.

Anyway, this is the best bishoujo magazine ever :p
(where have I said this before :heh: )

[relentlessflame]

Anyway, this is the best bishoujo magazine ever :p
(where have I said this before :heh: )(Off-topic, but...) Yes, I know, which is why I was able to mention it. I decided to check it out based on your claim and, indeed, it's not a bad magazine. :p

[physics223]

I'm still waiting for new info on Akihabara@DEEP, just to try to find out if Nick indeed pulls of that stunt of theirs.

[NeoSam]

The site for Mamotte! Lollipop has opened:

http://www.mamololli.com/

Genre: Shoujo, Comedy, Romance


Gift anime is going to be called:

Gift ～ギフト～ eternal rainbow
Gift eternal rainbow

From AnimeNfo (http://www.animenfo.com/animetitle,3731,sqghbi,gift_eternal_ra.html):

Narasakicho is a site-spot near the seashore. In this town, there are two mysterious phenomena. One of them is a rainbow over the town, it doesn’t disappear. Whenever one looks up, it is always there. The other one is a magic called “Gift”. It is a present that one can give the other only once.
Amaumi Haruhiko is a student who goes to Shimano Academy. One day, a student transfers to the school. It was his sister-in-law. She used to live with him, but they have been living separately by some reason.

Genre: Seinen, Romance

And more anime that got announced:

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はのか
HA NO KA

Broadcast: August 2006

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けろけろけろっぴ
KERO KERO KEROPPI

Broadcast: October 2006

To get an idea what this is about, look here:
http://sanriokr.com/

Genre: Comedy, Fantasy

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奏光のストレイン

Broadcast: Autumn 2006

http://www.s-strain.jp/

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ゴーストハント
Ghost Hunt

Broadcast: Autumn 2006

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ハローキティ
Hello Kitty

Broadcast: January 2007

A new Hello Kitty anime series.

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[CaiSter21]

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奏光のストレイン

Broadcast: Autumn 2006

http://www.s-strain.jp/

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another mecha/space/school anime???!!!

this is like the what.....103564 time that they have used this genre???

[Guido]

奏光のストレイン
Soukou no Strain

Studio: Fantasia
Director: Tetsuya Watanabe

Synopsis.

Mankind has advanced into space, but has split into two warring factions. Sera (Ayako Kawasumi), a member of the Union, finally sees her older brother Ralph again, but he's a part of the opposing army, the Deague. Even so, Sera forces herself to fight -- will her feelings reach her brother?

Broadcast: Autumn 2006

http://www.s-strain.jp/

[MrProphet]

奏光のストレイン
Soukou no Strain

Studio: Fantasia
Director: Tetsuya Watanabe

Synopsis.

Broadcast: Autumn 2006

http://www.s-strain.jp/

The story sounds interesting, but the character designs and the overall look are just terrible. I mean, is that kind of style even allowed now? It's SO "early-to-mid 90's"!

[Sakuya]

The story sounds interesting, but the character designs and the overall look are just terrible. I mean, is that kind of style even allowed now? It's SO "early-to-mid 90's"!

I think it looks okay. But I guess it's just a matter of preference. I don't really like the current moe-moe designs. :uhoh:

Whatever happened to that mecha one who is designed by CLAMP? The name is too hard to remember.

[7Th]

Whatever happened to that mecha one who is designed by CLAMP? The name is too hard to remember.

Code Geass? I couldn't care less for Clamp designs, but it's Goro-MotherF*cking-Taniguchi so I am pretty excited regardless.

[Leo_Otaku]

Well now that I think about it no. Maybe I just took the ending credits of Akane Maniax seriously. I'm a very gullible person after all.

I have seen anime character designs scans for Muv Luv actually. I think I save them *goes to look*

About F-ing time they put up the mamotte site >.<

[physics223]

Does anyone have more info on Akihabara@Deep? Websites, blogs, anyone? I'd *really* like to see Nick pull something like that off.

[RunningTARGET]

I have seen anime character designs scans for Muv Luv actually. I think I save them *goes to look*



Well I got a rough idea on what they would look like just from whatching Akane maniax, Thats if the same team is doing it. Anyway time will tell.

[NeoSam]

And more about Soukou no Strain:

Its Studio Fantasia's "SF bishoujo mecha action" anime.

From AnimeNfo (http://www.animenfo.com/animetitle,3809,pdogfr,soko_no_strain.html):

In the distant future, the mankind is divided into two powers; Union and Deague. They have continued long war that no one is sure when it began. Union uses manned weapons, Strain, as the main military power, while Deague uses unmmand weapons Tumoru.
Sara Viereck, a daughter of a good family, is a Union’s 16-year-old girl who goes to Grapera Space Armed Soldier Academy locates in Cranial Solar System in order to become a full-fledged Reasoner (a pilot of Strain).
Her brother, Ralph Viereck, was sent to the front line 130 light years away to accomplish a special mission when she was 11 years old. It takes 400 years of objective time even by the fastest sub-light speed space craft of Union. However, according to relativist theory, it corresponds to two subjective years (the time crews experiences). Therefore, Sara needs to go to the same battle field to meet her brother.
Because they lost their parents when they were quite young, Sara thinks of her bother as a guy dearer than a sibling, and she lives for their reunion.
One day, the planet Sara lives is suddenly assaulted by Deague. Surprisingly, it was her brother Ralph that takes away a mysterious girl sleeping in a capsule.
To search the truth, Sara gets in Strain and runs after him. However, she receives an attack from Ralph, and the Mimic is broken. The Mimic is a copy of the pilot’s brain, and it is an essential part to control the Strain.

Genre: Shounen/Seinen, Mecha, Action

[Kensuke]

Ichigo Mashimaro OVA

Website (http://www.ichigomashimaro.com/)

Just "coming soon...", no more info.

[NeoSam]

Silk Road Shone Yuto is starting in 16/9/2006

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/anime/yuto/

From AnimeNfo (http://www.animenfo.com/animetitle,3751,nzbdfg,silk_road_shone.html):

When a boy Yuto visits Qinghai in China, he is involved in the battle between time-travelers, and he is sent to the Silk Road in the past. They are looking for a mysterious treasure, the statue of Yuki Daruma Taishi, which is said to make miracles. Seeing historical events and encountering historical persons, such as Yang Guifei and Xuanzang, he will learn many thinks. Whether will he be able to go back to today?

And more anime got announced:

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京四郎と永遠の空
Kyoshiro to Towa no Sora

http://www.kyoshiro-sora.net/

Its Based on a manga that startes serialization in the shounen manga magazine Dragon AGE.
The manga started recently in this magazine, so there's no volumes out of this manga.

From AnimeNfo (http://www.animenfo.com/animetitle,3813,qwhvph,kyoshiro_to_tow.html):

10 years have passed since the most serious crisis of human beings. The story takes place at the giant academic city, Academia, which is the symbol of the recovery.
The main character Shiratori Ku is a high school girl who enjoys school life but she thinks her routine lives empty. She sometimes has the same dream, the dream in which a prince meets her.
While all the students are preparing for the school festival, the prince whom she has met over and over in her dreams appears. This is not in a dream, but in a real life. The prince named Ayanokoji Koshiro asks her in the same way like in the dream, “Come with me…”

Mangaka: Kaishaku

Genre: Shounen, Fantasy, Romance

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史上最強の弟子 ケンイチ
History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi

Its based on a manga thats serialized in the shounen manga magazine Shounen Sunday.
For now there are 20 volumes released of this manga, and volume 21 will be released this month (July 2006).
Here are the covers:

http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/5115/kenichivol11vt.jpg http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/5459/kenichivol22mp.jpg http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/5327/kenichivol35on.jpg http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/9537/kenichivol40nl.jpg http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/6308/kenichivol52ra.jpg http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/8291/kenichivol65uo.jpg http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/2629/kenichivol76ex.jpg http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/4738/kenichivol88tb.jpg http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/9397/kenichivol92bl.jpg http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/3770/kenichivol102er.jpg http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/8236/kenichivol115md.jpg http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/9471/kenichivol125yy.jpg http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/700/kenichivol132bg.jpg http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/4231/kenichivol146yg.jpg http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/8563/kenichivol155ll.jpg http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/2037/kenichivol165cp.jpg http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/7168/kenichivol171xd.jpg http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/2314/kenichivol180wm.jpg http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/6245/kenichivol196sv.jpg http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/7118/kenichivol209pg.jpg

From AnimeWaves (http://www.animewaves.net):

Shirahama Kenichi is a book lover who has just entered high school, but he is often bullied by others. One day, he became good friends with the new transfer student, Fuurinji Miu, who was also looking for a friend. Kenichi was shocked at how powerful she is at first, but he is still somehow attracted to her...

Mangaka: MATSUENA Syun

The site for the manga:
http://websunday.net/rensai/kenichi.html

Genre: Shounen, Comedy, Action

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苺ましまろ
Ichigo Mashimaro

http://www.ichigomashimaro.com/

an OVA.

Its based on a manga thats serialized in the seinen(young men's) manga magazine Dengeki Daioh.
For now there are 4 volumes released of this manga.
Here are the covers:

http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/2050/vol12vv.jpg http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/2082/vol20qb.jpg http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/4720/vol36xt.jpg http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/1397/vol40cz.jpg

Genre: Seinen, Comedy

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Ichigo Mashimaro is a cute moe~ comedy for male audience.

[KBTKaiser]

More anime that got recently announced:

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夜明け前より瑠璃色な
Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na

Its based on a bishoujo game by August Soft (its an ero-game).

The anime will not be an ero-anime.

Site of the game: (Warning: do not use this site unless you are 18+)
http://august-soft.com/yoake/


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There's a non-H site up for the PS2 one.

http://aria-soft.com/

following up with a long needed update, Official Anime site's opened up.

http://www.bs-i.co.jp/anime/yoakena/

[kari-no-sugata]

史上最強の弟子 ケンイチ
History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi

Its based on a manga thats serialized in the shounen manga magazine Shounen Sunday.
For now there are 20 volumes released of this manga, and volume 21 will be released this month (July 2006).
Here are the covers:

http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/5115/kenichivol11vt.jpg http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/5459/kenichivol22mp.jpg http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/5327/kenichivol35on.jpg http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/9537/kenichivol40nl.jpg http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/6308/kenichivol52ra.jpg http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/8291/kenichivol65uo.jpg http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/2629/kenichivol76ex.jpg http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/4738/kenichivol88tb.jpg http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/9397/kenichivol92bl.jpg http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/3770/kenichivol102er.jpg http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/8236/kenichivol115md.jpg http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/9471/kenichivol125yy.jpg http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/700/kenichivol132bg.jpg http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/4231/kenichivol146yg.jpg http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/8563/kenichivol155ll.jpg http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/2037/kenichivol165cp.jpg http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/7168/kenichivol171xd.jpg http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/2314/kenichivol180wm.jpg http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/6245/kenichivol196sv.jpg http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/7118/kenichivol209pg.jpg

From AnimeWaves (http://www.animewaves.net):



Mangaka: MATSUENA Syun

The site for the manga:
http://websunday.net/rensai/kenichi.html

Genre: Shounen, Comedy, Action

Heh, when Kekkaishi (which also runs in Shonen Sunday magazine) got announced as an anime last week, I was a bit dissapointed - because I would have prefered Kenichi to become an anime first. Ah well :) I like the series a lot, but it starts a bit slowly - ie it gets increasingly better over time, I feel.

I guess Kekkaishi and Kenichi will be replacing the time slots currently being used by MAR and Major (series 2).

[physics223]

Has anyone seen beyond the trailer of FLAG? It seems that no one's interested even to post up its raws, but I'm curious. It looks pretty good, but it seems that not many have enjoyed it.

Anyway, FLAG [First Impressions] (http://animeotaku.wordpress.com/2006/07/01/flag-first-impressions/) of mine are here in case you'd like to check or comment, and I really hope you guys do because I don't know if I'm the only one who shares that opinion or stance.

[NeoSam]

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ゴーストハント
Ghost Hunt

Broadcast: Autumn 2006

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Ok I'm quoting myself >.<

Seems like its based on a shoujo novel and manga.

ゴーストハント
Ghost Hunt

Based on a novel.

A manga thats based on the novel got serialized in the shoujo manga magazine Amie, but after Amie magazine got defunct it continued in the shoujo manga magazine Nakayoshi.
For now there are 9 volumes released of this manga.
Here are the covers:

http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/6567/sxgngvol18no.jpg http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/315/sxgngvol27fs.jpg http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/2307/sxgngvol37ar.jpg http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/5073/sxgngvol45jy.jpg http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/5869/sxgngvol54fd.jpg http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/4420/sxgngvol60rv.jpg http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/4219/sxgngvol77aq.jpg http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/615/sxgngvol83tv.jpg http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/3678/sxgngvol96ob.jpg

By: Fuyumi Ono and Shiho Inada

Genre: Shoujo, Drama

[Sakuya]

Lately, everyone I've read is getting an anime. :heh: Ghost Hunt should look promising, at least hopefully the pace is far better than the manga.

[Lotiman]

History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi -> New anime?

I thought this show already aired before?

[Inujun]

Lately, everyone I've read is getting an anime. :heh: Ghost Hunt should look promising, at least hopefully the pace is far better than the manga.

everything except HanaKimi, I'm still waiting for it >_>
by the way what is Ghost Hunt about? is it all the seimei and religious stuff? or more on mystery?

[kari-no-sugata]

History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi -> New anime?

I thought this show already aired before?

It's new. Never been animated before.
(Well, maybe in a tiny advert for Shonen Sunday in general)

[Sakuya]

everything except HanaKimi, I'm still waiting for it >_>
by the way what is Ghost Hunt about? is it all the seimei and religious stuff? or more on mystery?

It's about the supernatural and ghosts, haunted houses. I guess more on the mystery side like Kindaichi. At least that's what the first volume is. But it was really slow and nothing happened for the huge volume. :uhoh: It didn't make me want to get any more.

[physics223]

Ghost Hunt seems drawn by the same mangaka who made Curious Play (Fushigi Yuugi) - the character designs look strikingly similar, honestly.

[Sakuya]

Ghost Hunt seems drawn by the same mangaka who made Curious Play (Fushigi Yuugi) - the character designs look strikingly similar, honestly.

Nope, the art is done by Shiho Inada.

[Yaoi_Pocky]

Ghost Hunt seems drawn by the same mangaka who made Curious Play (Fushigi Yuugi) - the character designs look strikingly similar, honestly.

Nope, Inada Shiho != Watase Yuu.

Also, the novels on which the manga is based is written by the same writer who did the Twelve Kingdoms novels.

[wao]

WFSFSRRFSGH *spasm* What you say!!

*checks the tankoubon covers again*


!!! I totally missed that!
Are they as well written as 12 Kingdoms, though? Pity the illustration/character design is nowhere near the one for 12 Kingdoms (what was the guy's name, Akihiro Yamada? Liked his RahXephon designs too)

But if the story is as good I am so watching this show. Anyone who's read both?

[Ialdaboth]

Also, the novels on which the manga is based is written by the same writer who did the Twelve Kingdoms novels.

WHAT ? And I missed that ? :frustrated:

Summary of the manga on ANN :

Seventeen-year-old Kazuya Shibuya is the president of the Shibuya Psychic Research Center, a think tank that studies psychic phenomenon. The firm investigates various strange occurrences at the behest of its clients, while Shibuya's assistant, Mai Taniyama, deals with her love/hate relationship towards her boss.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=5466

Autumn, eh ?

[NeoSam]

The site for the seinen anime Hataraki Man has opened:

http://www.hataraki-anime.com/

Its starting in October 2006.

The site for the seinen anime Asatte no Houkou has opened:

http://www.tbs.co.jp/asatteno/

And more anime:

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幕末機関説 いろはにほへと

Broadcast: Autumn 2006

http://irohanihoheto.jp/

Animation: Sunrise

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マージナルプリンス ～月桂樹の王子様～
Marginal Prince ~ Gekkeiju no Oujisama ~

http://mpri.jp/

Based on a game for women.

Genre: josei

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[NeoSam]

A new trailer for the seinen movie Tekkon Kinkreet is now available:

From AnimeNation (http://www.animenation.com):

New Tekkon Kinkreet Trailer Released
The official Japanese homepage for the upcoming Tekkon Kinkreet movie (http://www.tekkon.net/) now hosts a new TV trailer available in Windows Media (mms://media01.tsutaya.co.jp/of/tekkon/toku_500k.wmv) and Quicktime (http://www.tekkon.net/img/tekkon_tv_320.mov) formats.

Source: Twitch (http://www.twitchfilm.net/archives/006751.html)

Also, from AnimeNation (http://www.animenation.com):

The official Japanese homepage for Negima!? (http://www.negima.ne.jp/), the second Maho Sensei Negima television series, is now open.

Source: Moon Phase (http://www.moonphase.cc/)

[NeoSam]

And another anime got announced:

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ヤマトナデシコ七変化
Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge

Its also called:

Perfect Girl Evolution

The Wallflower

Broadcast: October 2006

Its based on a manga thats serialized in the shoujo manga magazine Bessatsu Friend.
For now there are 15 volumes released of this manga, and volume 16 will be released this month (July 2006).
Here are the covers:

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/4965/gifvrvol10dl.jpg http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/585/gifvrvol23wg.jpg http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/1356/gifvrvol37bu.jpg http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/7829/gifvrvol46es.jpg http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/1120/gifvrvol57id.jpg http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/8220/gifvrvol60cq.jpg http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/3986/gifvrvol74hl.jpg http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/5483/gifvrvol84gi.jpg http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/7243/gifvrvol97ck.jpg http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/9038/gifvrvol104qe.jpg http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/6405/gifvrvol118ib.jpg http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/2788/gifvrvol125ag.jpg http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/2159/gifvrvol130bp.jpg http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/943/gifvrvol147fw.jpg http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/326/gifvrvol151yh.jpg

From AnimeWaves (http://www.animewaves.net/):

A landlady is giving 4 handsome guys free lodging in her huge mansion while she is gone, all they have to do for her is one thing...to make her niece,who will be their housemate, into a lady. Doesn't sound too hard for these 4 guys, until they actually meet the girl...

Genre: Shoujo, Comedy

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[Scribble]

Is it just me or is this Autumn gonna be as packed as Spring? Potentially even beat Spring quality wise? There seems to be a lot of diverse and interesting titles..

[physics223]

I think I'm going to watch Perfect Girl Evolution. It seems really fun. :)

[Noodlehead]

Yes! Perfect Girl Evolution got officially announced. :D I've known of plans for an anime for it for a some time, but it's nice to be sure about it.

Its wacky atmosphere reminds me of Ouran. I hope they manage to pull of the manga --> anime conversion as well as Bones did for Ouran. And Sunako, the morbid main character, is the best! She's far from your "typical shoujo heroine".

And it's coming out in October! I have many series to look forward to this fall...

~ Noodlehead

[Lotiman]

Ah!... Yeah!... Alright!... Perfect Girl Evolution finally going to be here! The manga really great. One of my favorite manga.

[Yaoi_Pocky]

Wow...they announced The Wallflower?
/me wonders if fansubbers who will pick this up will use the above name, or use Perfect Girl Evolution

Now that this one gets announced, perhaps there is hope for a Hana-Kimi anime after all; I mean, Hana-Kimi got a Taiwanese TV adaptation...*crosses fingers*

[domino]

Oh my god, a Perfect Girl Evolution ("The Wallflower" in US bookstores) anime!!! I'm so happy!!! :D

That manga is HILARIOUS. But the art and pacing isn't very good, so it's one of the few cases in which the anime will probably be much better than the manga. I'm hoping for insane humor and good animation (like Ouran High). :D Yay for more shoujo comedies.

I've also heard rumors of a Hana-Kimi anime... I hope they're true, since it's my favorite shoujo manga...

[Sakuya]

The Wallflower? I just read that. :eyespin: I didn't like it too much though. Why was Sunako drawn in that form all the time when she can be beautiful like the guys? :(

[NeoSam]

And another anime that got announced:

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砂沙美☆魔法少女クラブ
Sasami -Mahou Shoujo Club-

A second season of Sasami -Mahou Shoujo Club-

Broadcast: Autumn 2006

http://www.sasami-club.net/

Genre: Shounen/Seinen, Comedy, Fantasy

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[NeoSam]

秒速5センチメートル
Byousoku 5 Centimeter

The site for the movie Byousoku 5 Centimeter has opened:

http://5cm.yahoo.co.jp/

Makoto Shinkai :) so of course I'm watching this.

[-KarumA-]

im already happy that there will be a D. Gray-man anime !
WOO HOO! *victory dance*

[NeoSam]

A site for Ayakashi Ayashi has opened:

http://www.ayakashiayashi.com/

Broadcast: October 2006

And another anime got announced:

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ひまわりっ！2
Himawari! 2

http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/himawari2/

A second season of this anime has been announced.

There's also a manga thats being serialized in the seinen(young men's) manga magazine Young Animal Arasi.

Genre: Seinen, Comedy, Romance

==========

[darkchibi07]

Why does Himawari season 2 looks completely badass now?!! :twitch:

[rooboy]

No joke! Something weird must happen in the last couple of episodes.

[CaiSter21]

Why does Himawari season 2 looks completely badass now?!! :twitch:



makes me want to start watching it again....if not for the terribly bad voice actors with squeaky high pitched voices

[Chiibi]

京四郎と永遠の空
Kyoshiro to Towa no Sora

http://www.kyoshiro-sora.net/

Its Based on a manga that startes serialization in the shounen manga magazine Dragon AGE.
The manga started recently in this magazine, so there's no volumes out of this manga.

Squee! I love the character designs to this! It almost reminds me of KannaMiko.:D Pretty!

OMG the Wallflower=anime...omg omg omg...YAY. xD

[physics223]

Himawari! 2 looks totally badass now, I agree. I wonder what happened with Mendoi and what's taking them so long, but I can wait. Himawari was only 13 episodes, after all, but from the looks of it, it's either the second season would be more of a joke, or would totally stop being fluffy at all.

[Lotiman]

Himawari 2 so soon? I still haven't watched all the season one. I am so slow.

[physics223]

No, because unless you understand Japanese there hasn't been anything subbed beyond the fifth episode. We're as slow as you are. :D

[Guido]

"GURREN-LAGANN" Maiking Break-Through

http://www.gurren-lagann.net/

New sci-fi/mecha series by GAINAX in cooperation with Aniplex and Konami. Scheduled for 26 episodes. During the series announcement press conference, Aniplex's director, Koichi Natsume, stated that Gurren-Lagann might get multiple sequel series.

Konami also announced a video game adapted from this anime.
Source. http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20060711/gl.htm

Release date: April 2007

Genre: Sci-fi, mecha, comedy

http://img356.imageshack.us/img356/9260/g014rf.jpg (http://imageshack.us)http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/7929/g024fi.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img356.imageshack.us/img356/3328/g037dc.jpg (http://imageshack.us)http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/6971/g047js.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[NeoSam]

Thanks Guido for the info :)

And also the site for Kekkaishi (結界師) has opened: (which got mentioned in this post (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=599535&postcount=494))

http://www.sunrise-inc.co.jp/kekkaishi/

[MrProphet]

New sci-fi/mecha series by GAINAX in cooperation with Aniplex and Konami. Scheduled for 26 episodes. During the series announcement press conference, Aniplex's director, Koichi Natsume, stated that Gurren-Lagann might get multiple sequel series.

My suggestion to GAINAX. Freaking finish Bushilord before announcing something that smacks of another commercial clone!

Not interested... again.

[Friera]

My suggestion to GAINAX. Freaking finish Bushilord before announcing something that smacks of another commercial clone!

Not interested... again.


WHAT really happend to Bushilord?

[SDM]

"GURREN-LAGANN" Maiking Break-Through

http://www.gurren-lagann.net/

New sci-fi/mecha series by GAINAX in cooperation with Aniplex and Konami. Scheduled for 26 episodes. During the series announcement press conference, Aniplex's director, Koichi Natsume, stated that Gurren-Lagann might get multiple sequel series.

Konami also announced a video game adapted from this anime.
Source. http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20060711/gl.htm

Release date: April 2007

Genre: Sci-fi, mecha, comedy

http://img356.imageshack.us/img356/9260/g014rf.jpg (http://imageshack.us)http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/7929/g024fi.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img356.imageshack.us/img356/3328/g037dc.jpg (http://imageshack.us)http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/6971/g047js.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

this art style looks very familiar >_>

[Scribble]

The art style does look familiar...I think it resembles Fushigiboshi no Futago Hime, lol.

EDIT: Well, the girl does anyway.

[physics223]

Finish doing what you start first, GAINAX. Stop making crap.

[CLAMPshinobi]

Does anyone know when xxxholic comes out?

[ImClueless]

Does anyone know when xxxholic comes out?

Umm, its out already and still currently ongoing. The subs should be available in the releases section. ;)

[BluWacky]

WHAT really happend to Bushilord?

The original writer (Sunao Yoshida, Trinity Blood dude) died before the TV series really got going; he was one of the selling points of the Bushilord franchise.

All the merchandise has been and gone, someone else is writing light novels for it now but I think the Bushilord zeitgeist has long passed.

[gknight]

The art style does look familiar...I think it resembles Fushigiboshi no Futago Hime, lol.

EDIT: Well, the girl does anyway.
wahh?? @-@ no way, fushigiboshi is way too shoujo for this.. ^^"

[NeoSam]

From AnimeNation (http://www.animenation.com):

New Pokemon Series Announced
Japan's CoroCoro Magazine has reported plans for a new Pocket Monster anime television series titled "Pocket Monster Diamond & Pearl." The new series will debut this fall on TV Tokyo.

The ninth Pokemon motion picture, "Pokemon Ranger to Umi no Ohji Manafi (http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/)" (Pokemon Rangers & the Prince of the Sea, Manafi"), opens in Japanese theaters on the 15th. The official Japanese movie site (http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/trailer.html) hosts two different theatrical trailers and 5 TV commercials in a variety of sizes and formats.

Source: Serebii.net (http://serebii.net/index2.shtml)

CoroCoro Comic is the name of the magazine that the pokemon manga is serialized in. its a magazine thats aimed at kodomo (child), and its particularly aimed at boys between the ages of 6-11.

[NeoSam]

Yay Yay :D the seinen anime BLACK LAGOON is getting a second season :D

ＢＬＡＣＫ ＬＡＧＯＯＮ
ブラック・ラグーン

http://www.blacklagoon.jp/

A second season.

Its based on a manga thats serialized in the seinen(young men's) manga magazine Sunday Gene-X (Sunday GX).
For now there are 5 volumes released of this manga, here are the covers:

http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/7029/akbjkfnnmvol16ef.jpg http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/6108/akbjkfnnmvol22kd.jpg http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/4365/akbjkfnnmvol31jn.jpg http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/1455/akbjkfnnmvol44ps.jpg http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/2703/vol53ho.jpg

Genre: Seinen, Action

[CaiSter21]

Yay Yay :D the seinen anime BLACK LAGOON is getting a second season :D

ＢＬＡＣＫ ＬＡＧＯＯＮ
ブラック・ラグーン

http://www.blacklagoon.jp/

A second season.

Its based on a manga thats serialized in the seinen(young men's) manga magazine Sunday Gene-X (Sunday GX).
For now there are 5 volumes released of this manga, here are the covers:

http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/7029/akbjkfnnmvol16ef.jpg http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/6108/akbjkfnnmvol22kd.jpg http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/4365/akbjkfnnmvol31jn.jpg http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/1455/akbjkfnnmvol44ps.jpg http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/2703/vol53ho.jpg

Genre: Seinen, Action


THANK THE HEAVENS!!!!!

YES!!!
There is a second season!!!

i knew that they could not have possible been done after such a wonderful first season:D

[SDM]

yes! now I just need to finish the first season

[El_Capitano]

THANK THE HEAVENS!!!!!

YES!!!
There is a second season!!!

i knew that they could not have possible been done after such a wonderful first season:D


Cool! Can't wait for the second season :). i'm also waiting for the fifth manga to be releaed(in French)


But BL aside, I'm wondering when Flag will be aired. On anidb it says 16.06.06 but I can't find it anywhere.

[evil-samurai]

A trailer of Innocent Venus is up on their website (http://www.innocent-v.com/) now. ( more info about the show in Neosam's post here (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=563331&postcount=369) )

The trailer isn't great quality but I like the look of it, though I only watch one episode of Kamichu the animation was great! hoping that it will hold up well here.

Wonder when someone will start a thread up..

[wao]

Everything is telling me Gainax's new show will suck.

And I think it probably will (especially the story... and there will be lots of cheese, I can almost smell it, even though it should be too early to comment)....

...with the exception of the animation. Since it's directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi.

If I remember correctly he also directed I.G.'s shocking little OVA, Dead Leaves which was the result of a commission I.G. received from Manga. Needless to say Manga completely didn't expect to be presented with something like that. Same thing - on the surface, it looks like a ridiculously cheesy overly-stylised crass pop-art piece of toilet-humour inspired junk... But it delivers in the animation. And it's just meant to be a whole lot of unrestrained fun where everyone just lets loose and lets things go whacko once in a while.
Some people downright hate this stuff. But some people enjoy this more than typical anime stories - why bog down a film with a pretentious story?
I wouldn't count myself as part of the latter entirely (though I think the Blood film, despite having no story, is very much better than Blood+)

Anyway, I think we can expect the good animators from Gunbuster 2 and such to participate in this and have a lot more stylised action... but I dont' even know if the animation is enough to make me want to watch it. The designs aren't, well, HORRID in terms of style, but the content....

[gknight]

i wonder when will a new shounen ai be anounced..
i really need one now that Gakuen Heaven ended and what a horrible show it was anyway. :/

[Lotiman]

Gunbuster2 = good animation, boring story

[Scribble]

Gah. Bring on Autumn/Fall season.

[NeoSam]

This is some of the stuff I forgot to mention >.<

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_summer

http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/7351/summercm5.jpg

Based on a bishoujo game. (its an ero-game)

This will not be an ero-anime/H-anime.

An OVA series (first OVA will be released on 27/10/2006)

Creator of the game: HOOK

Official site of the company: (Warning: do not enter this site unless you are 18+)
http://www.hook-net.jp/

Official site of the game: (Warning: do not enter this site unless you are 18+)
http://www.hook-net.jp/_summer/

From AnimeNfo (http://www.animenfo.com/animetitle,3819,lpbxng,_summer.html):

“Is there any girl you love?”

By this word his friend asked during the school excursion, the protagonist, Kaizu Takumi, begins to aware of his interest in opposite sex. Of course, there are girls around him, for example, his childhood friend, Hatano Konami, his classmate, Ebizuka Shino, a school idol, Shimazu Kakana, etc. However, he himself hasn’t noticed his feelings until he is asked by his friend. He becomes anxious seeing his friend try to find his girl friend, and he resolves his mind to find a girl friend during the last summer of his high school life.

Genre: Seinen, Romance

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FREEDOM

http://freedom-project.jp/

An OVA series. (first OVA will be released on 27/10/2006)

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What the :twitch: is Freedom about, is it an anime just to be a commercial for cup noodles :twitch:

I don't want to get anyone's hopes up, but Kara no Kyoukai (Type-Moon's first visual novel) might be getting an anime. Read this thread for it (http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=34291). for now consider it as a rumor until its officially confirmed.

[NeoSam]

An anime based on a novel for kids has been announced:

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アイシテル物語
Aishiteru Monogatari

Its based on a novel thats published under the kodomo(children's) label AoiTori Bunko.
For now there are 7 volumes released of this novel.
Here are the covers:

Volumes 1-5:

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/6284/acvevol1kh2.jpg http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/7965/acvevol2pf5.jpg http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/1281/acvevol3qc3.jpg http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/5761/acvevol4re9.jpg http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/9508/acvevol5sf2.jpg

Volume 6 part 1 and 2:

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/3240/acvevol6part1uu7.jpg http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/567/acvevol6part2em1.jpg

Volume 7:

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/594/acvevol7wa7.jpg

Genre: Kodomo

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[mangafanatic]

. . . Is anyone else getting the intense urge to hug one of those marshmallow things. . . XD

Hmm, looks like it could be a very cute kids show. I'll probably watch it in hopes of showing it to me little niece. I must bring her into the anime fold early. Bwa ha ha.

[gknight]

wow Aishiteru Monogatari actually looks sweet..!
i wonder if anyone subs it.. XD

[DarkLordDragon]

First promotional image of Chapter Inferno part 2 !

(source : TOEI Website)

http://www.lightgraphics.net/meikai/gold.jpg

Concerning what's really new and interesting :

- Shingo Araki would be more implicated in these OVAs than the previous.

- the TV diffusion would begin at the end of the year (as usual).

- apparently, compared to Hades ~ Inferno part 1 and Hades ~ Sanctuary, the delay between the beginning of pre-production and first TV diffusion is a month longer this time. That would be due partially to a more present Araki.

I can't believe to see such a great pic after so long... Amazing Aioros in the middle, Saga & Dohko as well... GOLD SAINT RULES ^_^ Let's hope it will help to obtain a better result than last time.

Thanks to Hugo as well

[NeoSam]

I don't think I mentioned this:

葉ノ香
Ha no Kaori

Broadcast: August 7th, 2006

Flash anime series.
12 episodes.
Each episode is 3 minutes.

The first flash anime series to be developed for TV broadcast.

[NeoSam]

The site for the bishoujo game based anime Happiness! (はぴねす！) has opened:

http://www.happiness-anime.com/

Genre: Seinen, Fantasy, Comedy, Romance

I was hoping the characters designs of Happiness! anime would be as cute as the game's designs :(

The site for the bishoujo game based anime Gift ～ギフト～ eternal rainbow has also opened:

http://www.gift-er.com/

Genre: Seinen, Romance

Maiking Break-Through Gurren-Lagann (Gainax's new anime series) site has opened:

http://www.konami.jp/th/gl/

[DaFool]

Um, whatever the hell happened to Finalist? It was my most anticipated bishoujo adaptation for April! :)

[NeoSam]

Um, whatever the hell happened to Finalist? It was my most anticipated bishoujo adaptation for April! :)

Ahh its still mentioned on MoonPhase to get broadcasted in 2006, but no specific date is mentioned yet.

The site for Deltora Quest has also opened (which got mentioned in this post (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=584768&postcount=464))

http://www.deltoraquest.jp/

[Kensuke]

Hmm, I did search, and I coundn't find any posts, could NeoSam have missed this...

Sky Girls OVA

Official site: http://www.konami.jp/visual/skygirls/index.html
There is a short trailer. Go special -> Play

ANN: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6692

Looks like futuristic Gunslinger Girl with mechas and loli fanservice.

[MrProphet]

Looks like futuristic Gunslinger Girl with mechas and loli fanservice.

Looks more like a rip-off of Mecha Musume to me. 8))

[Haohmaru]

Sky girls looks pretty good, aside from the lolli style.

[Haohmaru]

Sky girls looks pretty good, aside from the loli style.

[CaiSter21]

Looks more like a rip-off of Mecha Musume to me. 8))

actually, Strike Witches is more like the rip-off than Sky Girls

[NeoSam]

First promotional image of Chapter Inferno part 2 !

(source : TOEI Website)


Ahh here's the site for it:

http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/sp/seiya/

And another anime >.<

人造昆虫カブトボーグ VxV
Jinzou Konchuu kabutoborg VxV

Broadcast: October 2006

Based on insect looking toys >.<

Toys can be seen here:
http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/kabutoborg/

[CaiSter21]

Ahh here's the site for it:

http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/sp/seiya/

And another anime >.<

人造昆虫カブトボーグ VxV
Jinzou Konchuu kabutoborg VxV

Broadcast: October 2006

Based on insect looking toys >.<

Toys can be seen here:
http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/kabutoborg/


wasn't there a live-action kids show with those toys as power ranger like heros?

edit: wait, nvm!

i just looked into it and i was thinking of the kids show by Saban, "Big Bad Beetleborgs"

[Aoie_Emesai]

Kyoshiro to Towa no Sora - Yay more Kannazuki. Though it's just regular love this time. Kannzuki artwork. I'll be waiting on this one.

[CaiSter21]

Kyoshiro to Towa no Sora - Yay more Kannazuki. Though it's just regular love this time. Kannzuki artwork. I'll be waiting on this one.

on the official website, under "characters", is the first person suppose to be a guy or a manly-ish chick?:twitch: :twitch:

http://www.kyoshiro-sora.net/chara/index.html

that is the link to the page

[NeoSam]

on the official website, under "characters", is the first person suppose to be a guy or a manly-ish chick?:twitch: :twitch:

http://www.kyoshiro-sora.net/chara/index.html

that is the link to the page

Thats a man.

Its based on a shounen manga, and there's a preview of the first chapter of this mange here:

http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/tachiyomi/comic/200602000366_b/index.html

I so want to see the second chapter, he's trying to get her naked :heh: :D

I'm so waiting for the anime, the girls are so cute :love:
Kaishaku are the best ^^

I already started a thread for the anime here (http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=33723).

[NeoSam]

The site for the seinen anime TOKYO TRIBE 2 has opened:

http://www.tt2-anime.com/

Genre: Seinen, Drama

Its starting in November 2006.

I already mentioned the anime in this post (http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?p=460688).
TOKYO TRIBE 2 manga is serialized in a fashion magazine for young men thats called Boon (seinen fashion magazine). Boon is not a manga magazine.

[NeoSam]

From AnimeNation (http://www.animenation.com):

Manga Announcements from San Diego Comic Con
At the recent San Diego Comic Con, Manga Entertainment announced that it is co-producing a new anime series with Studio APPP (Honey & Clover, Risky Safety). The new anime is described as a sci-fi adventure set in fedual Japan and featuring a large female cast surrounding one male protagonist.

Well, they didn't have to have that big description.

My version of the description (more to the point): "The new anime is described as a harem sci-fi adventure set in fedual Japan".

Now thats more correct and to the point :p

[Kamui4356]

"harem sci-fi adventure set in fedual Japan".
I like harem, I like sci-fi, and I like historical settings. I don't like the feeling that the series concept came from looking at what's popular, then throwing it all into a blender without regard to how they would work together, and that's exactly what I'm getting here... Well, I'll still probably end up watching it... :heh:

[Kisuke06]

So, Nippon Animation is producing the anime Les Misérables - Shoujo Cosette, based on the book Les Misérables by Victor Hugo. It will have 52 episodes.

http://img478.imageshack.us/img478/2459/1153834608cosettenf2.jpg

A little about the book:

Les Misérables is set in the Parisian underworld. The protagonist, Jean Valjean, is sentenced to prison for 19 years for stealing a loaf of bread. After his release, Valjean plans to rob monseigneur Myriel, a saintlike bishop, but cancels his plan. However, he forfeits his parole by committing a minor crime, and for this crime Valjean is haunted by the police inspector Javert. Valjean eventually reforms and becomes under the name of M. Madeleine a successful businessman, benefactor and mayor of a northern town. To save an innocent man, Valjean gives himself up and is imprisoned in Toulon. He escapes and adopts Cosette, an illegitimate child of a poor woman, Fantine. Cosette grows up and falls in love with Marius, who is wounded during a revolutionary fight. Valjean rescues Marius by means of a flight through the sewers of Paris. Cosette and Marius marries and Valjean reveals his past.

http://www.online-literature.com/victor_hugo/les_miserables/

[mangafanatic]

Les Miserable. The Anime. If someone will put some serious funding into this project-- it could be incredible. Mind bogglingly incredible.

Yes, I'm looking forward to this.

[eggplant]

As per NeoSam's post from before (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=574134&postcount=410), the official site (http://www.avexmovie.jp/lineup/lovedol/) for the anime Lovedol~Lovely Idol~ has opened. The program will air from fall.

The character designs are extremely similar to that of the Nishimata Aoi manga, and casting is comprised of top notch seiyuu, including a reunion from Magikano (Nogawa Sakura/Nakahara Mai/Sakai Kanako) and Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu (Gotou Yuuko/Chihara Minori).

Could turn out to be another Lemon Angel Project, but the characters look pretty good. Along with Kanon, Otoboku, happiness, Tokimemo, and Gift, looks like the autumn season will be packed with moe bishoujo anime.

[NeoSam]

Could turn out to be another Lemon Angel Project, but the characters look pretty good. Along with Kanon, Otoboku, happiness, Tokimemo, and Gift, looks like the autumn season will be packed with moe bishoujo anime.

Many of them according to MoonPhase are starting in October 2006 :)
I declare October 2006 to be the bishoujo anime month :heh:

Here are the bishoujo anime that are starting in October 2006 and their threads:

Gift ~Gift~ eternal rainbow (http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=34403)
Happiness! (http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=34440)
Kanon (http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=30307)
Love Doll ~Lovely Idol~
Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru (http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=26833)
Yoake Mae Yori Ruri Iro Na (http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=34452)

Yeah, 6 anime based on bishoujo games are starting this october :)
>.< no thread for Love Doll ~Lovely Idol~ yet >.<

[Tsukishirou]

LOL OMG! A Keroppi anime! I´ve always loved Keroppi... tough in the HP he looks weird... so the Maimero anime is going to end and Keroppi is going to take it´s place?

[NeoSam]

And more anime:

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ルパン三世 セブンデイズ・ラプソディ
Lupin 3rd Seven Days Rhapsody

Broadcast: September 2006

http://www.ntv.co.jp/kinro/lupin-3rd/

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銀色のオリンシス
Gin-iro no Olynsis

Broadcast: October 2006

Based on a seinen light novel thats serialized in the seinen(young men's) magazine Dengeki Maoh.
For now there are no volumes released of this seinen light novel.

Genre: Seinen

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ToHeart2

A plan for another anime.

Based on a bishoujo game.

Genre: Seinen, Romance

==========

Dengeki Maoh is a magazine thats aimed at male otakus that contains info about games, manga and light novel serializations.

They are planning another ToHeart2 anime Yay :D

[rooboy]

ToHeart2

A plan for another anime.

Based on a bishoujo game.

Genre: Seinen, Romance

==========
They are planning another ToHeart2 anime Yay :D
Hopefully a plan that includes a lot more Tama-nee !!!!!!!!!!!

[Nightengale]

So, Nippon Animation is producing the anime Les Misérables - Shoujo Cosette, based on the book Les Misérables by Victor Hugo. It will have 52 episodes.

.....*rubs eyes*

Orgasmic. With 52 episodes, it has the potential to be like...one of the best. Ever.

Any news on the release period? Or release year?

[D a m i e n]

So, Nippon Animation is producing the anime Les Misérables - Shoujo Cosette, based on the book Les Misérables by Victor Hugo. It will have 52 episodes.

http://img478.imageshack.us/img478/2459/1153834608cosettenf2.jpg

A little about the book:


After butchering Le comte de Montecristo, de Alexandre Dumas now they are going to butcher Les Miserables, de Victor Hugo. God i wish they would let those masterpiece alone and not revise them to match the taste of japanese audience. i still feel hate toward Gankutsuou for the LAME adaptation they did...
For the sake of every writers alive of dead STAY AWAY FROM THEIR MASTER PIECE.
I might be wrong, they might actually respect the story in every aspect but i sincerly doubt.

[NeoSam]

==========

銀色のオリンシス
Gin-iro no Orinshisu (Orinshisu --> Orin System ???)

==========


>.< Ok according to AnimeNfo its:

銀色のオリンシス
Gin-iro no Olynsis

Genre: Seinen, Fantasy

I have corrected my previous post (but I hope AnimeNfo are right about this >.< ).

[Nightengale]

After butchering Le comte de Montecristo, de Alexandre Dumas now they are going to butcher Les Miserables, de Victor Hugo. God i wish they would let those masterpiece alone and not revise them to match the taste of japanese audience. i still feel hate toward Gankutsuou for the LAME adaptation they did...
For the sake of every writers alive of dead STAY AWAY FROM THEIR MASTER PIECE.
I might be wrong, they might actually respect the story in every aspect but i sincerly doubt.

I've always thought that Les Miserables is one of the finer masterpiece to be adapted into animation/movie/media/whatever. It has a unique simplicity that makes it easy to convey the story and the characters in fine layers, unlike a flop adapted from one of the hardest-to-adapt literatures called Earthsea.

Though the title, Shoujo Cossete does make me VERY wary of the series's central figurehead. To me at least, what makes Les Miserables so appealing behind it's wonderfully crafted characters and themes is the character of Jean Valjean himself.

[D a m i e n]

I've always thought that Les Miserables is one of the finer masterpiece to be adapted into animation/movie/media/whatever. It has a unique simplicity that makes it easy to convey the story and the characters in fine layers, unlike a flop adapted from one of the hardest-to-adapt literatures called Earthsea.

Though the title, Shoujo Cossete does make me VERY wary of the series's central figurehead. To me at least, what makes Les Miserables so appealing behind it's wonderfully crafted characters and themes is the character of Jean Valjean himself.


I can easely understand why one can want to see Les Miserable adapted into an anime or a movie, but i sincerly think that book can never be outmatch by any adaptation.
I have yet to see a movie a serie or an anime that is better than the orignal book.
I m really scared of what they are going to do with that show. wait and see... but i m almost sure it will disappoint me. shoujo cossette just the title scares me. Les Miserable is too complex to be adapted properly for some kid audience. Like i said wait and see...

[Tsu]

I can easely understand why one can want to see Les Miserable adapted into an anime or a movie, but i sincerly think that book can never be outmatch by any adaptation.
Does it have to? If it's good, it's good, if it's bad, it's bad. Isn't that all that matters?
Les Miserable is too complex to be adapted properly for some kid audience.
Now you're just underestimating children.

[D a m i e n]

Well i in a way do care, since Les Miserable is one of the best book and i love Readingm awsome story, excellent writting quality, and also because i m french therefore i m in a way thinking that this story belong to us (french peeps) it s like our heritage (very subjective).
Let s face it Le Comte de Montecristo is a story about hatred and a harsh vengeance, they dumb it down in gankutsuou. Les Miserables is also a hard story therefore i m very worried at how they will soften some part.
I have enought years of anime experience to know that they will probably dumb down the show. Like i say i might be wrong, we need to wait and see.

I d rather have them write some new innovative story rather than adapting litterature stories and detorriating them. We only get the same kind of story everytime (cliche archetype etc etc) or adaptation of old litterature novels

Sorry when it comes to litterature i m very picky :x

[Kisuke06]

About the anime Les Misérables, there isn't a release date yet and the story will focus on Cosette, not on Jean Valjean, that's why the name is Les Misérable - Shoujo Cosette.

[wavehawk]

Any anime based on a literary classic will either be incredibly great or fail like birdcrap. It's got too many expectations riding on it to be able to satisfy them all--and if it does, that's a hell of an achievement.

I think Mssr. Damien is taking this a bit too seriously, but on the other hand, he has a point, since this is something that might be a bit difficult to translate into visuals properly without going too far on one end of bad to the other. That said, I think we should do the sane, sensible thing and wait until the actual product is released. No point in making gross observations on a title and promo poster.

[NeoSam]

The site for HANOKA has opened:

HANOKA～葉ノ香～

Broadcast: August 7, 2006

http://www.rams.jp/hanoka/

From AnimeNfo (http://www.animenfo.com/animetitle,3805,wgoovd,hanoka.html):

This anime is the first full-fledged TV anime made with FLASH.
The story takes place on a planet Tokinea where human beings and Star Races have been fighting. The story revolves around a girl who was made as “Demon God”, an ultimate weapon against human beings, and a boy who is a partner of the girl.

Genre: Sci-fi

[orion]

I can easely understand why one can want to see Les Miserable adapted into an anime or a movie, but i sincerly think that book can never be outmatch by any adaptation.
I have yet to see a movie a serie or an anime that is better than the orignal book.
I m really scared of what they are going to do with that show. wait and see... but i m almost sure it will disappoint me. shoujo cossette just the title scares me. Les Miserable is too complex to be adapted properly for some kid audience. Like i said wait and see...


But the color scheme and design of the poster and subject matter doesn't jive with it being a "kids" title imo. Maybe the target is late teens to adult with the focus on Cossette to keep the male audience interested and attract some female viewers.

[wao]

It doesn't appear like a straight-out kids title - or rather, kids titles as they are nowadays. It reminds me a little bit of the old World Masterpiece Animation series that Nippon Animation used to do... is this their attempt to revive it?

The fact that it's 52 episodes makes me strongly doubt that it's going to be al ate night anime. Please, the last thing I want is for it to become moe-fied... though I'm not saying non-latenight anime don't get the same treatment. I do wish there was a slightly larger version of the linked picture (http://img478.imageshack.us/img478/2459/1153834608cosettenf2.jpg) though...

[NeoSam]

From AnimeNation (http://www.animenation.com):

Mahou Shokudou Charapontan Anime Scheduled
Satellite TV channel WOWOW will premier its original anime series Mahou Shokudou Charapontan (http://www.wowow.co.jp/anime/charapontan/) (Magic Cafeteria Charapontan) in November.

The DRM encoded first episode is available for free viewing (http://www.wowow.co.jp/bb/anime/charapontan/index.html) through a number of different servers including Goo, Biglobe, and @nifty, but the video may not be compatible with all media players, browsers, or operating systems.

Source: Moon Phase (http://www.moonphase.cc/)

[Fury]

Reborn also got announced into an anime and is set to begin autumn on tv tokyo cool huh. Its gonna be a shonen jump anime block this fall. Bleach,Naruto,Gintama,Eyeshield 21,One Piece,Death Note,D,grey-man,Buso Renkin wow thats like half of the jump comic ^^

[domino]

Reborn also got announced into an anime and is set to begin autumn on tv tokyo cool huh. Its gonna be a shonen jump anime block this fall. Bleach,Naruto,Gintama,Eyeshield 21,One Piece,Death Note,D,grey-man,Buso Renkin wow thats like half of the jump comic ^^

This news makes me happy. :P "Katekyo Hitman Reborn!" is a fun manga, so good to see it get animated (I had a feeling this would be the next thing from Jump to be made into anime.... what could be after this? Neuro?)

"Reborn!" is a shounen manga (Shounen Jump, yay) about assassins and mafia people. Viz is releasing the first volume of the manga in English in October 2006.

[Fury]

This news makes me happy. :P "Katekyo Hitman Reborn!" is a fun manga, so good to see it get animated (I had a feeling this would be the next thing from Jump to be made into anime.... what could be after this? Neuro?)

"Reborn!" is a shounen manga (Shounen Jump, yay) about assassins and mafia people. Viz is releasing the first volume of the manga in English in October 2006.

i think there would have to be enough chapters of neuro for it to hit anime status but then again that contradicts d,grey-man so hmm yeah

[Yashiro]

Reborn should be a really fun anime. The manga was very enjoyable, and joining Death Note and D.Gray-Man (along with the continuing Bleach) make it an incredible season for shounen anime for me.

[NeoSam]

Thanks for the info about the anime :)

Two anime based on manga got announced: one based on a shounen manga thats serialized in Shounen Jump and the other anime is based on a seinen manga thats serialized in Super Jump :)

Anyway, here are the anime that got announced:

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家庭教師ヒットマンREBORN!
Katekyo Hitman REBORN!

Broadcast: October 2006

Its based on a manga thats serialized in the shounen manga magazine Weekly Shounen Jump.
For now there are 10 volumes released of this manga, and volume 11 will be released in August 2006.
Here are the covers:

http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/9858/vol1ub6.jpg http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/7634/vol2cf5.jpg http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/8273/vol3fr5.jpg http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/6673/vol4bu3.jpg http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/922/vol5wg2.jpg http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/1327/vol6nk0.jpg http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/8582/vol7di0.jpg http://img463.imageshack.us/img463/2438/vol8fq7.jpg http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/7342/vol9kb6.jpg http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/4007/vol10xl6.jpg

Info about the manga here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katekyo_Hitman_Reborn%21

Genre: Shounen, Comedy

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バーテンダー
Bartender

Broadcast: October 2006

Its based on a manga thats serialized in the seinen(young men's) manga magazine Super Jump.
For now there are 5 volumes released of this manga.
Here are the covers:

http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/6629/oevol1et9.jpg http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/7033/oevol2qe1.jpg http://img463.imageshack.us/img463/4575/oevol3ot9.jpg http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/1161/oevol4wq8.jpg http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/2262/oevol5ck5.jpg

Genre: Seinen

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[Sakuya]

The summaries seem to be in English for Bartender. Is there an enlarged version of the summaries?

[NeoSam]

The summaries seem to be in English for Bartender. Is there an enlarged version of the summaries?

The biggest image I could find was for volume 5 here (http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/4088595750/249-8135102-8509167?v=glance&n=465392&s=gateway) (click on the image).

But I don't think this summary will help if we don't have the summaries for the first 4 volumes.

[Sakuya]

Oh well. More info will come out later. I wonder if this will be a cooking show? Or a wine show. :twitch:

[mangafanatic]

Oh well. More info will come out later. I wonder if this will be a cooking show? Or a wine show. :twitch:


Or a show about a poor, beaten-down bar tender who one day dreams of being Japan's greatest bartender, and the show will chronicle his drink brewing adventures as he meets and defeats other rivals for the title of "greatest bar tender in Japan!"

Just kidding.

But seriously, I would guess this show would either be a Planetes-style slice of life show or a Yakitate-esque, "I-want-to-be-the-best-at-what-I-do" title. But, we'll see if I'm right.

[physics223]

I've checked through the past pages I've missed in my weeks of absence and blogging, and only Hitman even seems something I'd watch. However, if it's going to get protracted like Bleach, I'd rather not start watching it.

[NeoSam]

From AnimeNation (http://www.animenation.com):

Toei Partners with Disney
Toei Animation has formally announced (http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/corporate/press/topic/press060801.html) a production partnership with Walt Disney Television International Japan. The first title from the co-production partnership will be a live action & CG series tentatively titled "Robo Days" (possibly "Robo Daze"), which will feature miniature robot designs created by a 12 year old boy. Robo Days will air on the Jetix network, which is available to 279 million families in 80 countries.

Source: Moon Phase (http://www.moonphase.cc/Html/anime.html)

[NeoSam]

More announced anime:

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Color (Khara)

A new anime movie directed by Hideaki Anno.

From AnimeNewsService (http://www.animenewsservice.com/):

GAINAX Hiring For New Hideaki Anno Anime
Studio GAINAX is now actively seeking (http://www.gainax.co.jp/hills/anno/jobmain.html) to fill several employment positions on a new animated film project called "Color" (Khara) to be directed by Hideaki Anno. Production Staff and Animatrors are sought. Those meeting their criteria can apply via email online.

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1ポンドの福音
One Pound Gospel by Rumiko Takahashi might be getting an anime.

From AnimeNewsService (http://www.animenewsservice.com/):

One Pound Gospel To Be Animated?
According to info published in the latest issue (http://p216.ezboard.com/fperfecteditionfrm7.showMessage?topicID=203.topic) of Young Sunday (vol. 36/37) it was announced that Rumiko Takahashi will resume the series in it's pages from November 22nd (Vol. 52) of this year. The five chapter serial will be entitled "Final Stories" that will end the series, which has been published on and off since 1987. ANS has learned the reason for Takahashi-sensei picking up the reigns to finish the story may lie in plans to adapt it to an anime TV series to begin airing in Japan as early as spring 2007. A 55 minute OAV based on the manga was produced in 1998. Both it and the original comics are released in America by Viz Media.

Read about the manga here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Pound_Gospel

Genre: Seinen, Comedy, Romance
Theme: Sports

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I'm pretty happy that AnimeNewsService (http://www.animenewsservice.com) has returned :)

[NeoSam]

Sorry about this guys, but Kara no Kyoukai is not getting an anime (for now or maybe never), its just a hoax that started by faking a page from a certain magazine :mad: someone needs to get kicked in the *** :mad:

Read Sushi-Y's post (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=638924&postcount=11) about it.

Anyway, maybe I shouldn't have been so excited, and waited a little longer until its confirmed by MoonPhase site, since its not listed on MoonPhase I should have known that there was something wrong with this >.<

Any mention of Kara no Kyoukai has been deleted from my previous post.

[Rikichi]

More announced anime:

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Color (Khara)

A new anime movie directed by Hideaki Anno.

From AnimeNewsService (http://www.animenewsservice.com/):
New EVA movie?

http://www.animeblade.com.br/img/noticias/1154956995_eva.jpg

[NeoSam]

Second season of Jigoku Shoujo starting on October 7, 2006

http://www.jigokushoujo.com/

The site for 009-1 anime has opened:

http://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/009-1/

Genre: Action, Science-Fiction

And another anime:

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アイドルマスターXENOGLOSSIA （ゼノグラシア）
Idol Master XENOGLOSSIA

Based on a game.

Creator of the game: NAMCO (http://www.namco.co.jp/)

Site for the game:
http://www.idolmaster.jp/

Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Idol_Master

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[Siegel Clyne]

Anime On DVD Community Forums: The Idol Master Anime: A Sunrise Animation Production with the My-HiME Project Staff (http://forums.animeondvd.com/showthreaded.php?Cat=1&Number=1403559&page=Skywise_Is_Vidkun_Quisling)


Based on the popular Namco arcade game The Idol Master, (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=Idol+Master) with an upcoming version set for the Xbox 360, a new anime series from Namco Bandai has been announced in the September 2006 issue of Newtype Japan, Idol Master XENOGLOSSIA (tentative). The My-HiME (Mai-HiME) Project staff is fully involved in the production.

Director: Nagai Tatsuyuki (Honey and Clover II director)
Series Composition: Hanada Juuki (Rozen Maiden)
Character Design: Takeuchi Hiroshi (Shutsugeki! Machine Robo Rescue)
Animation Production: Sunrise


Thanks to the fascist rule of Vidkun Quisling at AOD, affiliate links there will no longer be used and Japanese sales will increase at the expense of North American sales.

Heil Quisling!

Last edited by Siegel Clyne; 2007-01-23 at 00:06 [PDT].

Pau "Puto" Gasol, Marc "Pringao" Gasol, and the rest of the Spanish men's basketball team deservedly lost the men's basketball gold medal game at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics after their deplorable racial caricature of the Chinese people.

Puto and Pringao Gasol... LOL

Generic and European Spanish slang FTW!

[Siegel Clyne]

Site Strike Witches

http://s-witch.cute.or.jp/#

Anime On DVD Community Forums: STRIKE WITCHES from GONZO ***2ND EDIT 08/08/06*** (http://forums.animeondvd.com/showthreaded.php?Cat=1&Number=1403574&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=&vc=1)


A partial cast list for the STRIKE WITCHES OVA (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6653) (Original Video Animation) from GONZO has been announced in the September 2006 issue of Newtype Japan. (http://www.rupan.net/uploader/download/1154954790056096.13TODU)

STRIKE WITCHES CAST

Character : Seiyuu (Voice Actor)

Miyafuji Yoshika (http://s-witch.cute.or.jp/miya.html) : Fukuen Misato (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=5916)

Sakamoto Mio (http://s-witch.cute.or.jp/saka.html) : Chiba Saeko (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=3170)

Minna-Dietlinde Wilcke (http://s-witch.cute.or.jp/minna.html) : Tanaka Rie (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=697)

Lynette Bishop (http://s-witch.cute.or.jp/lyne.html) : Nazuka Kaori (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=439)

Perrine-H. Clostermann (http://s-witch.cute.or.jp/perr.html) : Sawashiro Miyuki (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=5735)

EDIT: Character names, among other things, parody names of real life ace fighter pilots in world history, such as Sakamoto Mio (Sakai Saburou, Japan), Minna-Dietlinde Wilcke (Wolf-Dietrich Wilcke, Germany), Lynette Bishop (William "Billy" Bishop, Canada), and Perrine-H. Clostermann (Pierre H. Clostermann, France). (08/08/06)

EDIT 2: For Sakamoto Mio, I meant World War II ace fighter pilot Sakai Saburou of Japan. Of the character names I checked so far, they appear to have altered the family names of the Japanese ones, but have left unchanged the family names of the Western ones. (08/08/06)



Simca and other Tanaka Rie Characters with Big Boobs (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=549317&postcount=196)


Director Obara Masakazu and Series Writer Yoshino Hiroyuki Single Out the Great Acting Performance of Tanaka Rie as Tomoe Marguerite in My-Otome (Mai-Otome)

My-Otome (Mai-Otome) Anime Perfect Guide

ISBN: 425313016X (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=425313016X)

Page 115

Sutoorii Daijesuto

Dai22wa Horobi no Uta

2006/3/9 OnAir

Comment

Obara
Tanaka Rie-san no kaien ... motto hayaku kore ga wakatte ireba kyaradate suru houhou wa iroiro atta noni......

Yoshino
Ato wa Tomoe-yaku no Tanaka Rie-san no engi. Datsubou desu (wara).
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Story Digest

Episode 22 The Song of Destruction

2006/03/09 Television Broadcast

Comment

Obara [Masakazu, director]
The extraordinary performance of Tanaka Rie ... if I had realized this earlier, that there were various ways to do the character [of Tomoe Marguerite]......

Yoshino [Hiroyuki, series writer]
And then there is the acting of Tanaka Rie in the role of Tomoe. I take my hat off to her (smiles).


Series Writer Yoshida Hiroyuki Describes Evolution and Expansion of Tomoe Marguerite's Role in My-Otome (Mai-Otome)

My-Otome (Mai-Otome) Anime Perfect Guide

ISBN: 425313016X (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=425313016X)

Pages 024-025

Tomoe Marguerite Character File

Yoshino Hiroyuki-uji ga Kataru Tomoe

Ichiban yosougai ni sodatte shimatta kyara desu.
Saisho wa, tannaru ijimeyaku toiu dake de,
Gakuenhen ga owattara kieru hazu dattan desuga, nanto sonogo no daikatsuyaku.
Kokomade sutoreeto ni kuroi kyara mo mezurashii node, kaitete totemo tanoshikatta desu (wara).
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Tomoe Marguerite Character File

Yoshino Hiroyuki Talks Tomoe

Tomoe is a character who has grown up most unexpectedly.
At first only a mere bully, and though expected to leave when the academy story arc ends, Tomoe takes a large active role afterwards.
Because a dark character is rarely straight even here, I was very happy to write about Tomoe (smiles).


A Japanese Fan Observes...

Mai-OtoHiME ~Maisutaa Otome he no Shiren sono 280~ (http://anime.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/anime2/1153017236/62)

62 : [Nanashisan @ Oharaippai.] 2006/07/17(Getsu) 01:09:12 ID:tyVXhLxv
[>>56]
Yuumei seiyuu dakara hayaku no hazu wa nai tte no wa atehamaranai darou kedo,
Koe atte no kyara toiu monojijitsu dakara, seisakusoku no souzou ijou ni kyaratachi sureba,
Deban ga fueru tte koto wa aru mitai dakedo ne. Tomoe in Tanaka Rie mitai ni.
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My-Otome ~The 280th Trial to be a Meister Otome~

62 : [Mr./Ms. Nameless @ Full Stomach.] 2006/07/17 (Monday) 01:09:12 ID:tyVXhLxv
[>>56]
It should be a minor role though this might not be the case because of a famous voice actor,
The fact is that the character with the voice, if it exceeds the imagination of the production side,
One's turn certainly increases. Like Tomoe [Marguerite] in Tanaka Rie.


And Another Japanese Fan Sums It Up...


Mai-OtoHiME ~Maisutaa Otome he no Shiren sono 282~ (http://anime.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/anime2/1154319040/771)

771 : [Nanashisan @ Oharaippai.] : 2006/08/04(Kin) 23:18:09 ID:TnQrnF8A
Tomoe no naka no hito wa Otote wa ichiban engi umakatta na
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My-Otome ~The 282nd Trial to be a Meister Otome~

771 : [Mr./Ms. Nameless @ Full Stomach.] : 2006/08/04 (Friday) 23:18:09 ID:TnQrnF8A
Tomoe's voice actor [Tanaka Rie] had the best acting performance in My-Otome (Mai-Otome).*

*Tomoe no naka no hito = Tomoe's inside person = Tomoe's voice actor = Tanaka Rie


Tanaka Rie no Hyakunin-isshu (Tanaka Rie's 100 Poems by 100 Poets)

Tanaka Rie hosts a weekly hour-long radio show on Nippon Broadcasting System, Yuurakuchou Anime Town, (http://www.allnightnippon.com/at/) and an in-flight radio show on JAL (Japan Airlines), Kids (http://rie.bird.to/profile.html) Field. (http://www.jal.co.jp/inflight/dom/01/audio.html)

Tanaka Rie also writes magazine columns (http://tanaka-rie.com/info/) for Newtype ("Character Voice Calendar"), Seiyuu Grand Prix ("Pinku ni Ganbaru Onnanoko Panda"), and Seiyuu Animedia ("Tanaka Rie no Cinema ni Koishite!!").

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DEARS, Co., Ltd., (http://www.dears.co.jp/) in association with the Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies/Graduate School of Interdiciplinary Information Studies, the University of Tokyo, (http://www.iii.u-tokyo.ac.jp/english/) presents Tanaka Rie no Hyakunin-isshu (Tanaka Rie's 100 Poems by 100 Poets). The CD is slated for release on Friday, June 9, 2006, with a suggested retail price of 1,050 yen (including tax).

(The University of Tokyo, aka Toudai, is the most prestigious university in Japan. In Love Hina, Keitarou and Naru sought entrance into Toudai.)

Tanaka Rie no Hyakunin-isshu aims to bring to young people, who have few opportunities to encounter them, some of the classics in Japanese literature - namely, Ogura Hyakunin Isshu, (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=Hyakunin+Isshu) compiled by Fujiwara no Teika (1162–1241). (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=Fujiwara+no+Teika) Tanaka Rie recites "100 poems by 100 poets."

Tanaka Rie is a talented voice actor who boasts wide popularity with children and young people, and an acknowledged high level of ability. Making her anime debut in 1999 as Sanada Mitsuki in Dual! (WOWOW), Tanaka Rie's main anime roles include Kujou Hikari / Shiny Luminous in Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart (TV Asahi and affiliates); Lacus Clyne and Meer Campbell in Gundam SEED, Gundam SEED DESTINY and the upcoming Gundam SEED theatrical feature (TBS & MBS); Tomoe Marguerite in My-Otome / Mai-Otome (TV Tokyo); Suigintou in Rozen Maiden and Rozen Maiden ~träumend~ (TBS); Chii in Chobits (TBS); and many others.

DEARS would like people to widely use Tanaka Rie no Hyakunin-isshu at home, school, etc., to familiarize children and young people with the great classics of Japan...


Anime On DVD Community Forums: Re: New This Week: Releases for the Week of May 23 (http://forums.animeondvd.com/showthreaded.php?Cat=&Number=1348116&page=0&view=&sb=5&o=&fpart=&vc=1)


Lately, I have been importing a lot of stuff, anime and non-anime, from Japan.

Although I picked up the Japanese Region 2 DVD release of Gundam SEED Destiny Vol. #13 a few months ago, I plan on getting the North American Region 1 DVDs of Gundam SEED Destiny, including Vol. #2 this week.

Rie Tanaka, the Japanese voice actress who speaks and sings as Lacus Clyne and Meer Campbell in Gundam SEED and Gundam SEED Destiny, has a lot of non-anime, as well as anime, credits to her name. (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=697)

In the upcoming Japanese Region 2 DVD release of the movie, Down in the Valley (2005), (http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=BIBF-6552) on the Japanese audio track, Rie Tanaka dubs the voice of Tobe Sommers, played by Evan Rachel Wood, (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=Evan+Rachel+Wood) in Down in the Valley. (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=Down+in+the+Valley+Edward+Norton+Evan+Rachel+Woo d)

I have preordered it (http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000FBFRE8/) from Amazon Japan.

Rie Tanaka also has the honor of being chosen to recite the immensely influential, enduringly popular anthology of classical Japanese court poetry known as Ogura Hyakunin Isshu (100 Poems by 100 Poets), (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=Hyakunin+Isshu+classical+Japanese+court+poetry) compiled by Fujiwara no Teika (1162-1241). (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=Fujiwara+no+Teika)

Her CD, Tanaka Rie no Hyakunin-isshu (Rie Tanaka's Hyakunin Isshu), (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=517972&postcount=14) comes out next month, in June 2006.

As someone who has studied Japanese poetry and other forms of Japanese literature, I hope to get my hands on this.



Anime On DVD Community Forums: Tanaka Rie no Hyakunin-isshu CD ***UPDATE #1 (06/16/06)*** (http://forums.animeondvd.com/showflat.php?Cat=7&Number=1359289&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&vc=1)


Sounding quite different from her Meer Campbell in Gundam SEED DESTINY and her Simca in Air Gear, here are a couple of samples (http://www.dears.co.jp/1149517800.phtml) of Tanaka Rie reciting poems from Tanaka Rie no Hyakunin-isshu:

Tenchi Tennou (http://etext.virginia.edu/japanese/hyakunin/noJIS/hyaku1.html) (Emperor Tenchi) -- http://www.dears.co.jp/mp3/hyakunin/tanakarie_01syu.mp3

Jitou Tennou (http://etext.virginia.edu/japanese/hyakunin/noJIS/hyaku2.html) (Empress Jitou) -- http://www.dears.co.jp/mp3/hyakunin/tanakarie_02syu.mp3

A Japanese fan observes, "Tanaka Rie really sings Hyakunin Isshu in a dignified voice...!!" ("Hontouni Rie Rie ga rintoshite koe de Hyakunin-isshu utatteru...!!")*

*Rie Rie = Tanaka Rie

UPDATE #1 (06/16/06)

Akiba Blog (Akihabara Blog) (http://www.akibablog.net/) has several pictures of Tanaka Rie no Hyakunin-isshu CDs in stores on its Tanaka Rie no Hyakunin-isshu 2006-06-15 entry (http://www.akibablog.net/archives/img/2006-06-15-510.html) and on its 2006-06-15 Tanaka Rie no Hyakunin-isshu post. (http://www.akibablog.net/archives/2006/06/post_588.html)

Tanaka Rie no Hyakunin-isshu CD Pics: #1 (http://www.akibablog.net/archives/img/2006-06-15-505.jpg) (#1x), (http://kuma.250free.com/TanakaRie/OguraHyakuninIsshu/2006-06-15-505.jpg) #2 (http://www.akibablog.net/archives/img/2006-06-15-506.jpg) (#2x), (http://kuma.250free.com/TanakaRie/OguraHyakuninIsshu/2006-06-15-506.jpg) #3 (http://www.akibablog.net/archives/img/2006-06-15-507.jpg) (#3x), (http://kuma.250free.com/TanakaRie/OguraHyakuninIsshu/2006-06-15-507.jpg) #4 (http://www.akibablog.net/archives/img/2006-06-15-508.jpg) (#4x), (http://kuma.250free.com/TanakaRie/OguraHyakuninIsshu/2006-06-15-508.jpg) #5 (http://www.akibablog.net/archives/img/2006-06-15-509.jpg) (#5x), (http://kuma.250free.com/TanakaRie/OguraHyakuninIsshu/2006-06-15-509.jpg) #6 (http://www.akibablog.net/archives/img/2006-06-15-510.jpg) (#6x), (http://kuma.250free.com/TanakaRie/OguraHyakuninIsshu/2006-06-15-510.jpg) #7 (http://www.akibablog.net/archives/img/2006-06-15-511.jpg) (#7x), (http://kuma.250free.com/TanakaRie/OguraHyakuninIsshu/2006-06-15-511.jpg) #8 (http://www.akibablog.net/archives/img/2006-06-15-512.jpg) (#8x) (http://kuma.250free.com/TanakaRie/OguraHyakuninIsshu/2006-06-15-512.jpg)

Among other things, it is interesting how the CD is being advertised in various shops.

In Pics #2 (#2x) and #6 (#6x), for instance, they promote the Tanaka Rie no Hyakunin-isshu CD as being by Lacus Clyne from Gundam SEED, (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=586543&postcount=287) Meer Campbell from Gundam SEED [DESTINY], Suigintou from Rozen Maiden, Futami Eriko from Kimi Kiss, (http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?p=576194) Simca from Air Gear, (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=517972&postcount=14) and other Tanaka Rie characters currently popular in Japan.

Note that in pic 6 (6x), Tanaka Rie no Hyakunin-isshu CDs are stacked alongside with, of all things, erotic materials.

In somewhat unrelated news...

Tanaka Rie's character in Pokemon Advanced (Pocket Monster Advanced Generation), (http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/pokemon_ag/2_yokoku/main.html) Saori, made her debut on the Thursday, June 15, 2006, 7:00 PM - 7:30 PM broadcast of the show on TV Tokyo. Saori is also scheduled to appear on the June 22, 2006 and June 29, 2006 broadcasts.

Japanese fans point out that Sa (http://megalodon.jp/?url=http://captain.jikkyo.org/cat/s/1149762518409.jpg&date=20060608213613)ori (http://kuma.250free.com/TanakaRieCharacter/Saori_PocketMonsterAdvancedGeneration_01.jpg) in Pokemon Advanced is one more Tanaka Rie character with long, pink hair - along with Lacus Clyne, Meer Campbell, and Simca.

Another tribute to Tanaka Rie and her characters appears to be the Coordinator thing with Saori. Lacus Clyne and Meer Campbell are, of course, Coordinators in the Gundam SEED universe....



Anime On DVD Community Forums: Simca the Stripper (Air Gear) (http://forums.animeondvd.com/showthreaded.php?Cat=&Number=1308842&page=0&view=&sb=5&o=&fpart=&vc=1)


Air Gear Cast (http://forums.animeondvd.com/showthreaded.php?Cat=&Number=1305826&page=0&view=&sb=5&o=&fpart=&vc=1)

ArseneLupinIII said:
Re: Nishi no Yoki Majo Astrea Testament Image and Cast (http://forums.animeondvd.com/showthreaded.php?Cat=&Number=1302039&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=&vc=1)

ArseneLupinIII said:
By the way, Tanaka Rie plays another pink haired beauty, Shimuka/Simca (http://ruriruri.moe-nifty.com/gareki/wonder2005/totys_shimuka1.jpg) in the upcoming Air Gear anime, (http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/airgear/) based on the shounen manga by Oh!great.

The Air Gear cast so far:

Minami Itsuki "Ikki" - Kamakari Kenta
Noyamano Mikan - Hosokawa Seika
Mikura Kazuma "Kazu" - KENN
Shimuka/Simca - Tanaka Rie

[Animeka] Ea Gia Trick:02 [Kettei!]

447 : [Nanashisan @ Oharaippai.] : 2006/03/23(Moku) 14:48:06 ID:kDzCtNCv (http://anime.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/anime3/1141999907/447)
Animeshon RE vol.3 ni Kyasuto ga Ichibu Notteta yo
Ikki : Kamakari Kenta
Ringo : Ise Mariya
Agito (Akito Odoroku) : Kikuchi Kokoro
Kazu : KENN
Onigiri : Kikuchi Masami
Buccha : Kamibeppu Hitoshi
Rika, Mikan : Hosokawa Seika
Shiraume : Hanioka Yukiko
Wataridori no Shimuka [Simca] : Tanaka Rie

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[Animation] Air Gear (http://www.animaxis.com/en/zine/hotinjapan/062_airgear.asp) Trick:02 [Decision!]

447 : [Mr./Ms. Nameless @ Full Stomach.] : 2006/03/23 (Thursday) 14:48:06 ID:kDzCtNCv
Part of the Cast Has Been Announced in Animation RE vol.3
Ikki : Kamakari Kenta (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=Kamakari+Kenta)
Ringo : Ise Mariya (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=Ise+Mariya)
Agito (Akito Odoroku) : Kikuchi Kokoro (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=Kikuchi+Kokoro)
Kazu : KENN (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=KENN+anime)
Onigiri : Kikuchi Masami (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=Kikuchi+Masami)
Buccha : Kamibeppu Hitoshi (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=Kamibeppu+Hitoshi)
Rika, Mikan : Hosokawa Seika (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=Hosokawa+Seika)
Shiraume : Hanioka Yukiko (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=Hanioka+Yukiko)
Shimuka [Simca] of the Bird of Passage : Tanaka Rie (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=Tanaka+Rie)


Shimuka (http://www.tenfinger.com/product_info.php?products_id=24&osCsid=79dcaf38977c6e82b4241548dc2f9147)/Simca "has a crush on Ikki and loves being naked around him." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Gear)

~.Navigation.~ Categories ? ANIME ? 2006 Spring ? Impressions ... (http://nanya-hime.livejournal.com/tag/anime)

Nanya said:
TvT ... Tanaka Rie ... the savior???
March 13th, 200601:54 pm
anime (http://nanya-hime.livejournal.com/tag/anime) // kamiyan (http://nanya-hime.livejournal.com/tag/kamiyan) // konitan (http://nanya-hime.livejournal.com/tag/konitan) // nojinoji (http://nanya-hime.livejournal.com/tag/nojinoji)

>v< SIMCA = Tanaka Rie (Air Gear)... wait a minute...Suigintou = SIMCA .... THANK YOU TOEI, THANK YOU !!! Now I have 100% reason to watch Air Gear and see Suigintou SIMCA oneechan do her STRIP DANCE XDDDDD. My favorite character in Rozen Maiden was Suigintou oneesama... or better still my favorite couple was Suigintou x Shinku vv. When Suigintou was dying in Shinku's arms after protecting her from Barasuishoo's attack, I was like WHEEEEE!!! Here comes my FORMAL GOTHIC DOLL YURI!!!!!!!! Well I liked Tanaka since CHOBITS but Suigintou totally stole my heart vv. Poor evil beauty Suigintou.... lovely evil beauty Suigintou ....Strip Suigintou SIMCA, STRIP XDDD. Ahhhh... one day SIMCA should do a breast fight with Benkei oneesama as well XDD. Who'll be Benkei???? Oohara oneesama kana??? Sexy Youko vs. Sexy Suigintou .... Kyaaaaaa. Now that I remember... Rozen Maiden also has a game vv... want to play, want to play...the forbidden(?) romance between Suiseiseki and Souseiseki, then Suigintou x Shinku vv...Hina Ichigo and Carnalia can be forgotten XDDDD.


Shimuka/Simca is just another "normal" Tanaka Rie character...

"Normal" considering how "unusual" Tomoe Marguerite (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=530804&postcount=46) has been in My-Otome...



Anime On DVD Community Forums: Lacus Goes Ballistic (http://forums.animeondvd.com/showthreaded.php?Cat=&Number=1314197&page=0&view=&sb=5&o=&fpart=&vc=1)


Re: Simca the Stripper (Air Gear) (http://forums.animeondvd.com/showthreaded.php?Cat=&Number=1311793&page=0&view=&sb=5&o=&fpart=&vc=1)

ArseneLupinIII said:
Shimuka [Simca] of the Bird of Passage : Tanaka Rie (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=Tanaka+Rie)

The best, most memorable acting performance by far, according to Japanese viewers, in My-Otome/Mai-Otome (2005-) - the large cast includes Ishida Akira, Inoue Kikuko, Iwao Junko, Seki Toshihiko, Noto Mamiko, Kobayashi Sanae, Koshimizu Ami, Yukana, Saiga Mitsuki, Kuribayashi Minami, Nanri Yuuka, Tamura Yukari, Suyama Akio, Shindou Naomi, Chiba Saeko, Shimizu Ai, Shintani Ryouko, Nogawa Sakura, Yuzuki Ryouka, Sakurai Tomo, Nakahara Mai, Takahashi Mikako, Sawashiro Miyuki, Kobayashi Yumiko, et al. (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=5378) - belongs to Tanaka Rie.

Tanaka plays Tomoe Marguerite, (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=530804&postcount=46) Fia Gros, and at least one background character in My-Otome.


Mai-OtoHiME ~Maisutaa Otome he no Shiren sono 241~ (http://anime.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/anime/1143736191/199)
<archived 2ch thread>

199 : [Kaze no Tani no Nanashisan @ Jikkyou wa Jikkyou Ita de] : 2006/03/31(Kin) 02:39:27 ID:NaWASb0X
Shoujiki, Tomoe no ikareppori dake de manpuku datta.
Tanaka Rie GJ!!

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My-Otome ~The 241st Trial to be a Meister Otome~

199 : [Mr./Ms. Nameless of the Valley of the Wind @ The Real Condition with the Live Board] : 2006/03/31 (Friday) 02:39:27 ID:NaWASb0X
To be honest, I was only satisfied with the raging Tomoe. (http://kuma.250free.com/TanakaRieCharacter/TomoeMarguerite_MyOtomeEpisode25_1.mp3)
Good job, Tanaka Rie!!


And so on...



Japanese Fans on Tanaka Rie and Her Leandra, Lacus, Yomi and Chii Sounding Like They Have Been Done by Different People

† Nishi no Yoki Majo Joou Kouho 3 Hitome † (http://anime.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/anime/1146855234/836n-839n)

836 : [Kaze no Tani no Nanashisan @ Jikkyou wa Jikkyou Ita de] : 2006/05/26(Kin) 04:36:46 ID:hIWZfWyx
Reandora koe kiitete,
Tanaka Rie tte enji wake sugoinda ne
Tane de Rakusu yatteta hito toha betsujin no koe mitai da

838 : [Kaze no Tani no Nanashisan @ Jikkyou wa Jikkyou Ita de] : 2006/05/26(Kin) 05:50:49 ID:QfWv9p/o
Azumanga Daiou no Yomi mo kiku to ii, marude betsujin da

839 : [Kaze no Tani no Nanashisan @ Jikkyou wa Jikkyou Ita de] : 2006/05/26(Kin) 11:14:24 ID:et/igcyf
Chii mo kiku to ii yo
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† Nishi no Yoki Majo Queen Candidacy Public Notice 3 †

836 : [Mr./Ms. Nameless of the Valley of the Wind] : 2006/05/26 (Friday) 04:36:46 ID:hIWZfWyx
Hearing the voice of Leandra Cheviat,
One concludes that Tanaka Rie, who plays Leandra, is amazing.
The voice of the person, Tanaka Rie, who did Lacus Clyne in Gundam SEED sounds like the voice of a different person.

838 : [Mr./Ms. Nameless of the Valley of the Wind] : 2006/05/26 (Friday) 05:50:49 ID:QfWv9p/o
Tanaka Rie's Yomi [Mizuhara Koyomi] in Azumanga Daioh is good too, sounding like a completely different person.

839 : [Mr./Ms. Nameless of the Valley of the Wind] : 2006/05/26 (Friday) 11:14:24 ID:et/igcyf
Tanaka Rie's Chii is also excellent.


Leandra Cheviat - Nishi no Yoki Majo's Great Evil Villain

† Nishi no Yoki Majo Joou Kouho 4 Hitome †

123 : [Kaze no Tani no Nanashisan @ Jikkyou wa Jikkyou Ita de] : 2006/06/04(Nichi) 14:33:24 ID:BVdDGOxs (http://anime.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/anime/1149040242/123)
Rotto-san wa itsu uragitte Reandora to takawarai suru ka tanoshimi de shikataganai
Yuushisu to kuttsukeru ni to de Ruun to koiji wo habamou to suru
Kono anime saidai no akuyaku ... da yo ne?
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† Nishi no Yoki Majo Queen Candidacy Public Notice 4 †

123 : [Mr./Ms. Nameless of the Valley of the Wnd @ The Real Condition with the Live Board] : 2006/06/04 (Sunday) 14:33:24 ID:BVdDGOxs
When betraying Lot, Leandra cannot help but laugh loudly with pleasure.
She tries to prevent the course of love with Rune [Roux] by joining with Eusis.
Leandra is this anime's greatest villain ... is she not?

† Nishi no Yoki Majo Joou Kouho 4 Hitome

494 : [Kaze no Tani no Nanashisan @ Jikkyou wa Jikkyou Ita de] : 2006/06/17(Do) 16:29:59 ID:tGEgLrGW (http://anime.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/anime/1149040242/494)
Tsumaranaku wa nai yo
Sukunakutomo Firieru ga hikakuteki matomoni mierushi,
Reandora-sama ga monosugoi sonzaikan ga aru
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† Nishi no Yoki Majo Queen Candidacy Public Notice 4

494 : [Mr./Ms. Nameless of the Valley of the Wind @ The Real Condition with the Live Board] : 2006/06/17 (Saturday) 16:29:59 ID:tGEgLrGW
She is not trivial.
At least Firiel looks relatively honest.
Miss Leandra just happens to have a tremendous sense of presence.


Morganna in .hack//SIGN. Suigintou in Rozen Maiden. Tomoe Marguerite in My-Otome (Mai-Otome). Leandra Cheviat / Sister Lain in Nishi no Yoki Majo - Astraea Testament (The Good Witch of the West - Astraea Testament)....

Tanaka Rie excels at playing great evil villains.


Evil Seductress Extraordinaire

Tanaka Rie (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=697) is very versatile and has great range, able to do high, cute, sweet, beautiful voices (Lacus Clyne in Gundam Seed, Chii {Chi} in Chobits, Kingyo no Ran in Tenshi no Shippo {Angel Tales}) to low, deep, mature, sexy voices (Sei in Bakuretsu Tenshi {Burst Angel}, Akira Kayama in Uchuu no Stellvia {Stellvia}, Leandra Cheviat / Sister Lain in Nishi no Yoki Majo - Astraea Testament {The Good Witch of the West - Astraea Testament}).

Leandra Cheviat (http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&u=http://www.project-westwitch.net/character/reandora.html) / Sister Lain, (http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&u=http://www.project-westwitch.net/character/lane.html) along with Fila Marik (http://www.wowow.co.jp/anime/third/chara_fila/) from The Third ~Aoi Hitomi no Shoujo~, have really low, deep voices by Tanaka Rie.

Simca the Slut, Leandra the Slut, Kyouko the Slut...

Hawt, sexy, seductive voices by Tanaka Rie range from high pitched (Simca (http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/airgear/character/chara06.html) in Air Gear) to low pitched (Leandra Cheviat in The Good Witch of the West, Yachigusa Kyouko {Kyoko} (http://www.pc-moe.com/rizeru/kyoko_chara.html) in Rizelmine, Vivian Wong in Yuugiou {Yu-Gi-Oh} Duel Monsters, Bianchi / Bianki in Katekyo Hitman REBORN!). No one voices slutty characters, evil seductresses and villainy temptresses better than Tanaka Rie, and with Simca, Leandra Cheviat and Yachigusa Kyouko - Sluts Galore! Inc. - you have three of the sluttiest characters in Japanese animation (anime), excluding the adult stuff (hentai).


Tanaka Rie Has a Knack for Playing Very Popular Characters: Lacus Clyne, Chii, Shiny Luminous (Kujou Hikari)...

Anime On DVD Community Forums: Gundam SEED DESTINY Suit CD Sales Figures (http://forums.animeondvd.com/showflat.php?Cat=7&Number=1353357&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=&vc=1)


Mobile Suit Gundam SEED DESTINY Suit CD Sales Before Dropping Out of Oricon Ranking (http://jbbs.livedoor.jp/bbs/read.cgi/anime/1777/1147689849/173)

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED DESTINY Suit CD vol.6 Shinn Asuka x Destiny Gundam (http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=VICL-61611) - 27,995 units

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED DESTINY Suit CD vol.7 Auel Neider x Sting Oakley (http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=VICL-61612) - 23,093 units

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED DESTINY Suit CD vol.8 Lacus Clyne x Meer Campbell (http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=VICL-61613) - 50,743 units

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED DESTINY Suit CD vol.9 Athrun Zala x Infinite Ju